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During Reagan's presidency federal spending increased most for what?
Ronald Regan increased spending on the military
The Reagan administration rapidly increased spending on?
the US MILITARY.
What policy changes did Reagan make?
They increased defense spending and lowered taxes
To defend American interests in the cold war Reagan did what?
increased spending on a military buildup
What two things did Reagan and congress do quickly after Reagan took office in 1981?
cut taxes on people and busineses and also increased spending for defense.then finally cut spending on many education and social programs.
How did Congress want to reduce the massive Federal deficit caused by the Reagan years?
He kept taxes low and increased govt. spending.
Reagan social and economic policies both reduced entitlement program and increased deficit spending true or false?
True
What did Ronald Reagan do to defense spending?
A couple of the large initiatives that he supported were the Strategic Defense Initiative and the Defense missile shield, which escalated government spending on defense.
Why did it appear President Reagan was being contradictory when he increased defense spending so much?
He was trying to get the Soviets to agree to reduce nuclear arsenals.
The name given by journalists to Ronald Reagan's economic policy also known as trickle down economics which thought that reduced government spending tax cuts and increased military spending woul?
Reaganomics
Did Reagan cut military spending?
No - As a matter of fact, defense spending increases eventually resulted in an end to the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union
What presidents had the highest deficit spending?
Reagan
